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Direct linkCheng, Li-Rong Lilly – Topics in Language Disorders, 2010
This article summarizes 4 topics contributed by the author over the last 30 years of "Topics in Language Disorders" that address the issues of immigration, migration, and refugees. The focus is on the historical perspectives on evolution of terminologies from limited English proficient to English language learner and English as a new language.…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Immigration, Limited English Speaking, Vocabulary
Peer reviewedCheng, Li-Rong Lilly – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1997
Discusses the inappropriate referral of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students for speech-language therapy. Preassessment considerations that should be considered and the interrelatedness of culture, language, and communication as they impact on an individual learner's behavior are explained. Culturally appropriate assessment…
Descriptors: Children, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedNover, Stephen M.; Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly; Christensen, Kathee M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1998
Suggests the need for a new profession called sign pathology to help deaf children who experience difficulty in acquiring a signed language. It offers a framework for the development of professional sign language pathologists, while differentiating between disorders related to signed language acquisition and bilingual language pedagogy for deaf…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Language Impairments
